Albums recorded in 1981
- September 10, 1981
- Luis Pastor - Amanecer
- November 13, 1981
- Charlie - Good Morning America
- August 21, 1981
- National Wake - National Wake
- February 5, 1981
- Bobby Broom - Saturday Night
- October 17, 1981
- Electric Light Orchestra - BBC Rock Hour #234
- August 9, 1981
- Smokie - I'll Meet You At Midnight - The Very Best Of Smokie
- November 26, 1981
- Maywood - Distant Love
- October 5, 1981
- Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft - Als Wär's Das Letzte Mal / Der Mussolini
- May 5, 1981
- Les Texans - Dallas
- September 11, 1981
- Elton John - The Best Of Elton John Volume One
- July 9, 1981
- Chitãozinho & Xororó - Amante Amada
- August 23, 1981
- Kristina Karali - Never Stop
- August 20, 1981
- Dick Wellstood - Live At Hanratty's
- June 21, 1981
- BZN - Chanson D'Amour
- February 27, 1981
- Iva Zanicchi - Ardente / E Tu Mai
- November 13, 1981
- Jean Yves Tourbin - Gayan
- December 5, 1981
- Ronnie Laws - Solid Ground
- April 6, 1981
- Jo Lemaire + Flouze - Pigmy World
- September 27, 1981
- The Rods - The Rods
- June 18, 1981
- Nikka Costa - Nikka Costa
- October 26, 1981
- The Naturals - Six Girls And Alice
- October 26, 1981
- 山口美央子 - 東京Lover
- June 22, 1981
- Linda De Suza - Em Português
- November 8, 1981
- Gwen McCrae - Gwen McCrae
- November 16, 1981
- Thrills - Front Page News
- October 22, 1981
- Jerry Williams & Roadwork - No Creases
- June 2, 1981
- Sonny Rollins - The Alternative Rollins
- September 12, 1981
- Tom Dickie & The Desires - Competition / Everybody Knows
- October 28, 1981
- Keith Marshall - Silver And Diamonds
- July 12, 1981
- Annie Herring - Search Deep Inside
- October 15, 1981
- Mike Warnke - Coming Home
- November 14, 1981
- R. D. Burman - Kaalia
- September 3, 1981
- Eternity - Eternity
- March 12, 1981
- Level 42 - Love Games
- November 26, 1981
- Lucia Cassini - Balla Concetta
- June 11, 1981
- Charles Trenet - Charles Trenet
- April 4, 1981
- Müslüm Gürses - Mutlu Ol Yeter
- November 1, 1981
- Wazmo Nariz - Tell Me How To Live
- December 9, 1981
- Invisible Man's Band - Really Wanna See You
- May 21, 1981
- Con Hunley - Table For One / No Relief In Sight
- May 11, 1981
- The V.I.P.'s - Things Aren't What They Used To Be
- April 24, 1981
- Corau Ysgol Uwchradd Glan Clwyd - Nos Nadolig Yw
- December 20, 1981
- Charlie Panigoniak - Inuktitut Songs By Charlie Panigoniak
- November 8, 1981
- Al Stewart - Indian Summer
- November 17, 1981
- Crusaders - Standing Tall
- June 25, 1981
- Keep - DG-581
- January 21, 1981
- Quarteto Em Cy - Caminhos Cruzados
- December 9, 1981
- Linx - Intuition
- December 4, 1981
- Joe Dolce Music Theatre - Christmas Album
- January 24, 1981
- Naif - Naif
- August 11, 1981
- Saga - Wind Him Up
- October 17, 1981
- Bulimundo - Djâm Branch Dja
- August 11, 1981
- Daniel Sahuleka - We'll Go Out Tonight
- August 5, 1981
- Takashi Mizuhashi w/ Masaru Imada & Tsuyoshi Yamamoto - Interplay Now
- June 24, 1981
- Gino Paoli - Tu No / Livorno
- December 4, 1981
- Beatnicks - Norsk Rocks Gyldne År
- July 27, 1981
- Petticoat / Crash - Darling, Let's Have Another Baby
- June 5, 1981
- Jerry Reed - 20 Of The Best Of Jerry Reed
- December 20, 1981
- J.S.Bach - Tocata Y Fuga En Re Menor, BWV 565 Y BWV 538 "Dorica" / Preludio Y Fuga En La Menor, BWV 543 / Opertura A La Francesa En Si Menor, BWV 831
- February 28, 1981
- Jo Stafford - Thank You For Calling
- June 17, 1981
- Curtis Creek Band - Driftin'
- November 14, 1981
- Béla Bartók / Murray Perahia - Suite, Op. 14 / Sonata / Out Of Doors / Improvisations On Hungarian Peasant Songs
- August 22, 1981
- Carl Anderson - Fooled Myself Again
- January 19, 1981
- Eric Burdon & The Animals - Eric Burdon & The Animals
- March 28, 1981
- Fábio Jr. - Fábio Jr.
- August 21, 1981
- Jonatan Quer - Foutu Romantique / Je Vendrai Mon Ame
- April 6, 1981
- Georges Chelon - Disque D Or
- May 26, 1981
- Electric Light Orchestra - Collection
- June 25, 1981
- Love Unlimited Orchestra - Vieni Qua Bella Mi / Bayou
- January 14, 1981
- Ray Stevens - Gitarzan / Everything Is Beautiful
- April 12, 1981
- Stanley Frank - Love Like A Hammer
- April 17, 1981
- Various - 1981 Over The Top
- September 24, 1981
- Modern Eon - Child's Play
- June 15, 1981
- Donald Byrd And 125th Street, N.Y.C. - Love Byrd
- November 11, 1981
- Graham Bonnet - Anthony Boy
- July 17, 1981
- Yumi Arai = 荒井由実 - Yuming Brand Part 3 = ユーミン・ブランドパート3
- November 15, 1981
- Loquillo - Los Tiempos Están Cambiando
- August 3, 1981
- John Lee Hooker / Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry - John Lee Hooker / Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry
- November 25, 1981
- Tod Dockstader - Recorded Music For Film, Radio & Television: Electronic Vol.2
- September 10, 1981
- Sammy Barbot - Aria Di Casa
- July 14, 1981
- Annie - Als Er Iemand Is, Die Op Je Wacht
- April 5, 1981
- Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
- January 2, 1981
- Yoshiyuki Suzuki - L.A. Lullaby
- August 14, 1981
- Call Me - Call Me
- March 13, 1981
- David Dundas - Jeans On / Another Funny Honeymoon
- January 2, 1981
- Arik Rudich - Sattalla
- September 21, 1981
- Leo Sayer - You Win-I Lose
- September 8, 1981
- Saal 3 - Die U-Bahn Rollt / Ich Mach Mir Keine Sorgen Mehr
- November 20, 1981
- Bortalaget - Köppöbä-Visan (Korven)
- November 7, 1981
- Daniel Lavoie - C'Est 'I Vraiment Du Rock 'n' Roll
- August 5, 1981
- Anthony Davis - Epistēmē
- December 26, 1981
- Village People - 5 O'Clock In The Morning
- March 7, 1981
- Paloma San Basilio - Ahora
- November 1, 1981
- Dino - Milonga
- February 25, 1981
- Jigsaw - You Bring Out The Best In Me
- January 28, 1981
- The Vapors - Spiders
- December 7, 1981
- Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson - Love Is A Waiting Game / Back Together Again
- March 13, 1981
- Dobie Gray / The Reflections - The "In" Crowd / (Just Like) Romeo And Julliet
- January 15, 1981
- Fatal Charm - Christine / Paris
- October 1, 1981
- System Planning Korporation - Information Overload Unit
- August 11, 1981
- DB Cooper - Dangerous Curves
- February 19, 1981
- Pata Negra - Pata Negra
- January 8, 1981
- Don Grusin - Don Grusin
- October 17, 1981
- Cargo - Sunny Love Affair
- June 13, 1981
- Starship Commander Wooooo Wooooo - Mastership
- June 27, 1981
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel - Beethoven Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 / Schubert Symphony No. 8
- November 9, 1981
- Judge Dread - Hello Baby
- June 21, 1981
- The Crocodiles - Hello Girl
- April 6, 1981
- High Inergy - High Inergy
- July 18, 1981
- Diabolo - Diabolo Rock
- July 27, 1981
- The Varukers - The Varukers E.P.
- October 24, 1981
- Kurt Weill / Ernö Dohnányi - Jerry Grossman / Diane Walsh - Sonatas For Cello And Piano
- August 7, 1981
- Tschaikowsky, Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy And Lynn Harrell - Klaviertrio Op. 50
- February 9, 1981
- Roberta Flack - Bustin' Loose (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- December 1, 1981
- Various - The Mississippi Blues
- July 23, 1981
- Switch - I Do Love You
- May 21, 1981
- The Park - Kicking Stones
- July 8, 1981
- Josef Mysliveček, František Kramář - Krommer - Octets Nos 1 And 2 / Harmony In F
- July 1, 1981
- Blanchard - Rock Amadour / Troglo Dancing
- June 23, 1981
- George Jones - Still Doin' Time
- April 27, 1981
- Danny Adler - Gusha-Gusha Music
- October 7, 1981
- The Beat - Doors Of Your Heart
- July 23, 1981
- Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before
- January 28, 1981
- Lee Greenwood - It Turns Me Inside Out
- July 11, 1981
- Santana - Zebop!
- February 1, 1981
- Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Mambo Nassau
- June 12, 1981
- Triston Palma, Jah Thomas, Toyan & Little John - Entertainment / Jah Guide I
- March 21, 1981
- The Pin Group - Ambivalence
- September 8, 1981
- Bruce Springsteen - Teardrops On The City
- February 11, 1981
- Various - Festival Ilidža
- April 12, 1981
- Chopin, Ivo Pogorelich - Chopin Recital
- January 23, 1981
- Juha Vainio - Albatrossi Ja Sorsa
- August 27, 1981
- Neil Young - After The Gold Rush & Harvest
- April 9, 1981
- Roy Clark - The Last Word In Jesus Is Us
- May 16, 1981
- Sue Powell - Midnite Flyer
- January 3, 1981
- Balance - American Dream
- July 27, 1981
- Sailor - Sailor / Traffic Jam
- September 11, 1981
- Dvořák, Heinrich Schiff, Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Colin Davis - Cellokonzert / Waldesruhe
- August 16, 1981
- Werner Drexler - Poesie
- February 1, 1981
- Romeo Void - Its A Condition
- September 4, 1981
- The Great Jazz Trio - Moreover
- September 24, 1981
- Iron Maiden - Heavy Metal Army - Maiden Japan Live !!
- April 8, 1981
- GQ - Sad Girl